I want to try something different Saturday. If you want to head to Eastbourne fine, but I’d like you to stay in Hastings and just treat it with a different mindset. We are not chasing a PB here, we want to try and run a specific target for each km. The best way to do this is have lap pace and current pace on your data screen. So the targets are 5:30 – 5:25 – 5:25-5:25 -5:15. It will depend on the weather staying fairly calm so if that changes I can tweak the targets. The first few should easy. Each time you hit the target or just under you get a point, if you are too fast (10 seconds or more, or too slow, 3 seconds over) I get the point. A little game, 5 opportunities to beat me. With each km it will get harder, but I think you want to try and reset mentally after each one, so once the previous km is gone, forget it, start again, one at a time. If you hate the idea of this, just say, it’s not essential but I think it could work. I’m liking to be down there myself as part of a long run so could run those splits if you want, so I wouldn’t be pacing you as such I’d be just behind, so you’d know if you stay just ahead of me you’re doing well.

Coach Simon🍊